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Telangana Tunnel Collapse: A Battle Against Time and Terrain
- Mar, 14, 2025
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Structural Failures Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- India, Srisailam
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Telangana tunnel collapse at the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel on February 22, 2025, has triggered one of the most complex and dangerous rescue operations in recent history. The collaps...
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Lagos' Building Collapse Epidemic: Who Is to Blame?
- Mar, 17, 2025
- Structural Failures Forensic Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Nigeria, Lekki
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Yet again, Lagos has witnessed another devastating building collapse—this time in Lekki Phase 1, where a three-story building under construction crumbled, leaving four dead and at least 15 injured. E...
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Toxic Air and Sickness: The Deadly Impact of Delhi’s Landfills
- Mar, 14, 2025
- Landfill Engineering Sustainable Development Groundwater & Seepage Environmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, New Delhi
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
For years, Delhi’s landfills have symbolized an environmental disaster—massive, toxic mountains of waste, towering over neighborhoods and poisoning the air and water. Among them, the Bhalswa and Ghaz...
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From Thrills to Rubble: The Demolition of Kingda Ka in New Jersey
- Mar, 02, 2025
- Steel Structures Structural Deflection General Construction Construction Management General Civil News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, New Jersey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
For nearly 20 years, Kingda Ka stood as a towering icon in the world of roller coasters. As the tallest and second-fastest roller coaster on Earth, it was a bucket-list ride for thrill-seekers worldw...
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Surviving the Avalanche: Lessons from the Uttarakhand Road Construction Disaster
- Mar, 07, 2025
- General Construction General Civil Other Geotechnical Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Ramnagar Kashipur
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The unforgiving Himalayan terrain in Uttarakhand recently posed a severe challenge for construction workers when an avalanche struck a road-building site. Emergency teams successfully rescued 49 work...
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Structural Failure in Yobe: One Dead, Several Injured in School Collapse
- Feb, 20, 2025
- Structural Failures Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Nigeria, Potiskum
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A devastating incident struck Government Girls Science and Technical College in Potiskum, Yobe State, when a classroom corridor collapsed, leaving one student dead and four others injured. The collap...
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Construction Site Inferno: Fire Hazards in Large-Scale Projects Exposed
- Feb, 14, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures General Construction General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- South Korea, Busan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A devastating fire at a luxury hotel construction site in Busan, South Korea, has raised critical concerns about fire safety in large-scale construction projects. The blaze, which broke out on the fi...
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Bridge Collapse in Peru: Structural Failure Sends Bus Crashing into River
- Feb, 16, 2025
- Bridges Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Peru
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A tragic accident unfolded in northern Peru when a 60-meter-long bridge collapsed, sending a double-decker bus and a car plunging into a river. The incident occurred near Chancay, along the Panameric...
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Delhi’s Burari Collapse: Tragedy Strikes an Under-Construction Site
- Jan, 27, 2025
- Structural Failures Temporary Structures Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, New Delhi
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On the evening of January 27, 2025, tragedy struck Delhi's Burari area when a newly constructed four-story building collapsed, leaving several individuals trapped under the debris. The incident, whic...
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Tilted Structure in Kolkata, the Inferior Materials and Red Flags on Construction Standards
- Jan, 14, 2025
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Kolkata
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In a densely populated area of Kolkata, a four-story building in Vidyasagar Colony, Ward 99, Jadavpur, tilted dangerously onto an adjacent structure on January 14, raising safety concerns and prompti...
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